Current IOS Version Recommendation

This page contains the most current Senior Tech Club recommandations about IOS updates. Look to this page for insight and our recommendations about the latest IOS updates.

The recommendations are simple:

Wait – Indicates that the recommendation is to wait before updating. This recommendation can change with either a fix release or more information from the marketplace

Upgrade – Indicates that an upgrade or update is recommended. Enjoy the new features and stability.

IOS Upgrade Principles

The Senior Tech Club has two principles that guide our recommendations on IOS upgrades.

IOS Upgrades are good and will bring new features, bug and security fixes that are important. We want to upgrade when possible.

IOS Upgrades will occasionally bring bugs and other unintended flaws and interruptions. We generally like the idea of letting the marketplace judge an upgrade before we upgrade. It’s good to wait a few days before upgrading. This means turn off Auto-Upgrade. See How to turn Off Automatic IOS Updates

IOS Version 12.3 – Recommended

Apple released IOS Version 12.3 on May 13, 2019. After monitoring support channels and personally upgrade my devices, I recommend the upgrade. The upgrade was completed in about 20 minutes.

The upgrade includes changes to AirPlay and a new Apple TV app. More importantly for more users is a long list of bug fixes and performance improvement. These changes will be very welcome.

IOS Version 12.2 – Upgrade – 04/14/2019

Apple released IOS Version 12.2 on 3/25/2019. For a few days, I tracked the Tweets directed toward @AppleSupport and on the IOS group on Reddit. I felt confident that the issues generally cited were individual issues and resolved with settings changes and reboots. My upgrade occurred on April 15. It took about 30 minutes.

IOS Version 12.1.4 – Upgrade – 02/14/2019

Apple released IOS Version 12.1.4 on 2/7/2019. For seven days, I tracked the Tweets directed toward @AppleSupport and felt comfortable that there was no significant issue. My upgrade occurred on Valentine’s Day with no issues. It took about 15 minutes.

IOS Version 12.1.4 – Wait – 02/07/2019

Apple released IOS Version 12.1.4 on 2/7/2019.

I have turned off my Auto Update (see How to turn Off Automatic IOS Updates) and will wait for a few days in order to track how the marketplace judges the release. This is our standard recommendation on the principle that our fans do not have to be the first users to test a new release. Stay tuned.

This release restore the group FaceTime function that was removed by Apple after a significant privacy flaw was identified by the marketplace. This was in the national headlines about two weeks ago. The fix includes additional security fixes. This release does not provide any new functionality.

IOS Version 12.1.3 – Wait – 01/23/2019

Apple has released IOS Version 12.1.3 on 1/22/2019. I have turned off my Auto Update (see How to turn Off Automatic IOS Updates) and will wait for a few days in order to track how the marketplace judges the release. Stay tuned.